I love my twin brother James more than I can put into words. Being a sibling to someone with a disability has been so incredibly eye-opening. It’s been a roller coaster sometimes. I know I am just as important to him as he is to me, and our relationship supports us both.
Categories: Family Support
Monthly goals help keep your family on track. Here are some ideas for parents to help keep everyone on track and moving forward.
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Here are some great ideas for successful community outings.
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Learn from a mom about the emotions of having to start a young child on medication.
Categories: Diagnosis & Health Care
One mom’s ideas for helping her teenage daughter play a role in her annual IEP/ARD meeting.
Categories: Education & Schools
Learning to appreciate who your child as an individual is as important as guiding them to learn skills.
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No one knows the right things to say, or not say, to a person after they have lost a child. I have been there myself, and when lost for words, we all go with the only thing we know to say, “I am so sorry for your loss.”
Categories: Family Support
Children with special health care needs often benefit from having structure in their lives. Any therapist or counselor will tell you that setting up tasks and visual schedules will make your life easier. Here's how you can do it.
Categories: Family Support
Marriage is as powerful and enduring as it is quiet and understanding. This is a tribute to marriage and what it brings to this couple.
Categories: Family Support
After 15 years of being parents to a child with special health care needs, my husband and I realized what we can offer this world is experience.
Categories: Family Support